Fishing-reel.



No. 833,430. PATENTED OCT. 16,;1906.

- C. M. VERRILL.

FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION Hmm FBB.12,1906.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

FISHING-REEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, CALVIN M. VERRILL, a`

citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alamedaand State of California, have invented new and useful Imrovements in Fishing-Reels, of Which the ollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fishing-reels.

It consists in a combination of parts for regulating the tension upon the line for engagling and disengaging the crank from the ree and for other pur oses.

It also consists in details of construction which will be more fully explained by reference tov the accompanying drawings, in which- I Figure 1 is a section on line a: of Fig. 2,

showing the reel attachment. Fig. 2 is a section on line e 'v of Fig. 1.

The frame consists of the usual or any suitable heads' A, connected by intermediate bars B and having a centrally-'ournaled drum C, upon which `the line iscoiled. By means of gears 2 the shaft of the drum- C is connected with the journaled crank-shaft 3, to Which the crank 4 is attached, as hereinafter described. The center or hub of the crank has a circular hole made through it turnable upon a disk, the hub of which fits the polygonal end of the shaft 3.* Fixed to the inner face of the crank-disk is a ratchetwheel 5, and this ratchet-wheel maybe engageli` with or disengaged from a p'awl 6, which is here shown as carried in a casing 7, secured to the reel-disk A at one side of the crank-shaft. This pawl is pivoted upon a pin, as at 8, and has an extension-arm 9 upon the opposite side of the pin from the pawlpoint. A spring 10, surrounding the pivotpin of the pawl, presses upon the latter and normally holds it in engagement with the ratchet. When it is desired to disengage the pawl to allow the reel to turn independent of 'the crank, it is eected by means of an arm 11, turnable upon a pivot centrally located within the pawl-case and so constructed as to engage the projecting end 9 of the pawl. The outer end of the lever-arm is connected with a segmental slide 12, movable upon the outside of the pawl-casing, the lever-arm projecting through a slot in the casing, so as to connect with the slide. A button or projection upon the slide serves to move it so that when moved in one direction it presses against the extension 9 and lifts the pawl Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 12, 1906. Serial No. 800,638.

Patented oct. 1e, 190e.

i free from the ratchet, and the shaftis thus free to turn independently. Bi; moving the slide in the opposite direction t e pawl is released, and the spring 150 acts to throw it into contact with the ratchet. Then the turning of the crank-shaft in one direction will vbe prevented, and it will be free to turn in the other direction.

In order to regulate the tension, I have shown the central disk of the crank-shaft having a depression formed in it, as shown at 14. Within this depression is placed a piece of canvas 15 or like fabric having some elasticity and suiiicient frictional resistance. Outside ofthe canvas is a disk 16, corresponding in size with it and the depression 14, and when tted therein it serves 'as a follower, which may be advanced or retracted to increase or decrease the compression and frictional resistance. This disk 16 has a hub 17, which projects so as to iit in an enlarged openingiin the center of the crank, and the interior of this hub is provided with the polygonal opening, which, asl reviously described, its the polygonal endp of the crankshaft, with which itis turnable independently of the crank and ratchet.

Upon the polygonal shaft is a disk 19, and the crank-disk may be Acompressed between the disks 16 and 19 by means of a screw 17 having a large head 18, and threaded to fit into the center of the end of the crank-shaft and being turned by means of itsy head it forces the disk 16 into more or less com-` pressive contact with the iibrous or elastic disk within the depression of the crank-hub, thus compressin the crank-hub between the inner and outer isks 16 and 19. By turning the head and screw backward the pressure will be relieved, so that the reel may run freely, as in castin and without turning the crank, which is he d stationary by the pawl and ratchet. As soon as the fish is struck or the cast is complete the milled head may be turned, so that any amount of frictional con'- tact may be obtained between the disks, and

thus by holding the crank stationary this friction controls the running out of the line from the reel. f

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a fishing-reel, the combination of a revoluble winding drum or spool, a crank by which motion is transmitted to coil the line, opposing frictional members between which ing drum, a crank-shaft and the crank is located, a ratchet-wheel turnable with the crank,a p'awl to engage and disengage the ratchet -Wheel whereby the spool may turn with, or independently of, the crank, and means whereby variable resistance to the unwindingof the line may be applied.

2. The combination in a fishing-reel of a journaled line-carrying drum, a shaft having connection with the shaft of the windingdrum, a crank connected with said ,shaft to wind the line, a ratchet and a pawl to prevent the turnin of the crank in one direction, compressionisks between which the crank is turnable, and an adjustinghead whereby variable resistance to the unwinding of the line may be applied. l

3. In a fishing-reel, a revoluble line-carryconnections b y which motion is transmitted to wind the line, a ratchet turnable loosely with the crank upon` its shaft, a pawl engaging the ratchet to prevent the crank from turning backward, and adjustable compression devices to regulate tension upon the line.

4. In a fishing-reel, a revoluble line-carrying shaft, acounter-shaft through which motion is transmitted to turn the line-shaft, said counter-shaft having a frictional disk fixed to its outer end, a second disk engaging and turnable with the counter-shaft, a crank having its axial portion fitting between the disks and turnable independently thereof,

means to prevent the crank from turning backward, and means for variably compressing the crank between the disks.

5. lIn a fishing-reel, a revoluble line-carrying shaft, a counter-shaft throu h which motion is transmitted to revolve t e line-shaft, said counter-shaft having a frictional disk upon its outer end, a second disk with a hub engaging and turning with the counter-shaft, a crank turnable upon the hub, means for compressing the crank between the disks, a ratchet carried by and turnable with the crank, a pawl pivoted with 'relation to the ratchet, and means for engaging and disengagin it with the ratchet.

6. In a fishing-reel, a line-winding shaft, a counter-shaft, a crank, and frictional means for connectin it with and releasing it from the counter-s aft, a ratchet turnable with the crank, a spring-pressed awl 4engaging the ratchet, and having an en extending beyond its pivot, an inclosing case, a centrally- `plvoted arm adapted to press the pawl and disengage it from the ratchet, and a se ment carried by the arm and movable over t e eX- terior of the case.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CALVIN M. VERRILL. Witnesses S. H. NoURsE, HENRY P. TRIooU. 

